Andrew Osborn
Russia ‘cannot accept’ US proposals on Ukraine
Russia cannot yet accept US proposals to end the war in Ukraine because they fail to address issues Moscow believes caused the...
Putin warns of war if missile deal goes ahead
The West would be directly fighting with Russia if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, President Vladimir...
Putin greets freed prisoners as returning heroes
Vadim Krasikov, a hit man returned by Germany in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, is an employee of...
Alexei Navalny’s funeral scheduled for Friday in Moscow
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral service and burial will take place in Moscow on Friday, his spokeswoman says, after a search...
Putin issues loyalty oath ultimatum to Wagner fighters
President Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state after the plane crash that...
Russia removes ‘General Armageddon’ Sergei Surovikin as air force chief
Russia has removed Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed “General Armageddon”, as head of the air force after he vanished from public view during a...
Russian President Vladimir Putin tells African leaders: I’ll give you free grain
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told African leaders he would gift them tens of thousands of tonnes of grain within months despite...
Putin locks up critic who slammed his failure to win Ukraine war
Prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who had publicly accused President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the war...
‘We’ll head to Moscow’: Rebel mercenaries’ leader claims he controls Rostov inside Russia itself
Rebel Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he has taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt...
Vladimir Putin says US foray in Afghanistan achieved nothing
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US military intervention in Afghanistan has achieved nothing but tragedy and loss of life on all...